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NEWS FROM CHINA

THE SILVER SITUATION

Statement By Dr.

H. H. Kung

Kuling, Aug. 15.

Dr. H. H. Kung. Minister of Finance, has authorized the issu ance of the following statement:-. "Contrary to the rumours tha' have disturbed the Shanghai mar- kets during the past few days" the Central Government is not con.. templating the imposition of re- .strictions on export of silver.

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"The movement of specia 15 a natural phenomenon of inter- national commercial and financial relations. If an adverse balance of payments develops out of those relations It must be met by move.

ments of specie, "if other means

TROLLEY CARS

New Innovation

In Nanking

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Nanking, Aug, 17.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934.

NEW CUSTOMS OFFICES

Along The Great Wall

Nanking, Aug. 13. It is learned that the Ministry Plens for the operation of trulley of Finance has decided to estau- cars on Nanking streets are mak-ish a number of Customs omicas ing rupld. headway. The routes at the various Passes along the have already been marked and ac- Great Wall, including Kupeikon, cording to recommendations by Hsifengkou. Lengkou. - Chalingknu the Nanking Municipal Govern and Yiyuankou, which will be nient four stations will first be formally opened on the 22nd inst, established with Hsinkalkow when duties will begin to be cos- the

station.

asflected on goods passing through As soon

these Passes. These offices will be

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the plans are approved by the

Ministry of Industries, it is learn- ed that the cars will be ordered

from abroad and a machine fac tory will be established at Nan- VINE---

Kun Min.

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are not available. With a view to KWANGTUNG PROVINCIAL

facilitating the adjustments

of

such balances and to maintaining International Credit, the Govern. ment will give all possible protec. tion and assistance to legitimate trading and financial operations.

Situation Better

BANK LOANS

Debtors Asked To Repay

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under the jurisdiction of the

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THE SCIENCE OF RADIATION

(Conitaued from Column 7).

same finger print, is it not still less likely that the resultants of the myriad inner movements be the same? Investigation showed that they were not. To each type of body gold, silver, iron, bronze, corresponded a special oscillation or rotation number. An expert could detect not only the presence and the nature of the body, but could discern its mass, tempera- ture, and other qualities. In the early days of radio groping, men were delighted when they got their transmitter to ring a little bell m another

room

of the building. They did not dream of talking across continents, a commonplace to-day.

Tientsin Customs with Mr. Chang ask if it were possible to preserve The Radiesthesic group began to Yung Nien, assistant Director nt the radiations and make them act the Customs administration of the at a distance. For instance could Ministry of Finance," in charge of we, without consulting Ice House the affairs stationed at Pelping. Street, know in Hong Kong it, and Mr. Pang To Lien' has been ap- where, there was gold in Bhanghai pointed Director of the Customs or if there was danger of striking

at Kupelkon, while appoint-silver on the outskirts of Timbus

ments of the directors' of the of ces at the other Passes will also be shortly announced.-- Kuo Min

(From Our Special Correspondent) TO-DAY'S RADIO

Canton, Aug. 23.

The Kwangtung Provincial Bank

"It should be observed, however, that the situation is better than

is pressing its debtors for the re- It has sometimes been represented, payment of loans borrowed from The import trade has declined about a year ago.

The total recently In greater proportion than the export trade, so that the adverse merchandise balance is now declining.

"Moreover, it must always" be remembered that only a compara tively small part of the merchan. dise trade balance requires to he met by shipments of silver and gold, and an even smaller propor tion by shipment of silver itself.

"The Government is giving ser ious and continous consideration to the problems now confronting the markets and is prepared to protect and encourage the useful activities of the merchants and bankers of China regardless of nationality. The Government con- fidently expects their str.cere co- operation in its efforts towards the maintenance of public confidence and the prevention of abuse there- of by speculative manipulation" Kuo Vin

STUDENTS LEAVE

Nanking, Aug. 17.

The 24 students who are pro- ceeding to Britain on "post- graduate scholarships provided hy the Board of Trustees for the Bri rish Boxer indemnity Refund were given a farewell reception yester- day by President Wang Ching Wel and Minister Chu Chia Fua. Chairman of the Board. Both urged the students to apply them-.

amount given out amounted to $2,500,000 in notes of the Bank, but so far only $500,000 have been repaid.

Demand for repayment was nade three months ago, but no pressure was laid as refund would be made in paper money which

was then valued at 90 cents to the

dollar. As the notes" now stabi- lised and as the date of maturity has long passed, the Bank is again demanding payment.

PROGRAMME

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ing our desks, can make a certain inventory of them; which even from photograph can locate trea- sures; which, in certain cases, can probe where the doctor may be baffled, such a method must appear as indiscreet. Is it possible that it could carry its indiscretions fur- ther? Could it reveal character traits? To this query there is, 50 far no satisfying reply. A priori there is no reason why it should not. Hand-writing ravents many traits. A man with a liver who is known to his associates as"Bunny" Jim is Ironically so known. E the liver, the heart, the lungs, the state of the brain cells have so much effect on character, the

from them might well reveal to peculiar radiations which come

one who had the power of reading them an inclination to brightness, to sourness, to irritability, to ex- citability. Whether the experl- mentalists who claim for their co- ordinated conclusions the hallmark

of a new science Radiesthesie, will

arrive so far, only the future can

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tool They found the possibility in the photograph;. A photograph | tell. of the object preserves the pecu- far rays and the pendulum held by man's hand over the photo graph of a gold mine swings just as. It would swing over the mine." - Aid To Mining Engineers

If the area to be explored is big, a photograph is taken from an aeroplane, giving an acurate contour of the region. Over the surface, the diviner moves a finely pointed pencil or needle to serve as feeler in his left hand; in the right he has the testing pendulum. The moment that the penell passes over the position of the metal

p.m., Dja Announcement (Ger- BERLIN PROGRAMME

man. English) German Folk Song Preview of Programme (German, sought for the pendulum begins!

-English)

Love And Prejudice

I may, however, close with what seems to me a legitimate con- clusion from the facts they put before us! We all experience. on meeting our fellow men, a move..." ment favourable or unfavourabic practically at first sight: Reason plays no part in it; in fact when we-begin to reason about it; we tell ourselves thas, the prejudica arising is quite unreasonable, when we do experience an- immediate dislike. It is preasoning but. from the nature of radiations," It is, perhaps, not unnatural. Only certain combinations of notes will produce musical harmony, others will produce discord: all depends On the wave blending. If the radiations emitted from other hu- many bodies do not happily blend with mine, if they produce inter- Inference, is it not to be expected that an uncomfortable feeling be capsed, tending to produce dis- like? The reflection may help to make us more tolerant, more kind- ly disposed towards others: What has originally lead me to dislike them may be nothing more than mere waves, over which they have no control From myself sar

to oscillate. It was quite by acci- 9.15 p.m., "Speed"

dent that Mr. Mermet, one of the Variations on a Theme of the ablest exponents of the science, Age.

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Cologne: Hour of the World. Folk Songs from the "Rhine-

Country,

stumbled on this method, a me- thod which he has since used with surprising success for unearthing secrets far from his home Switzerland,

There is nothing new in the de- tection of the presence of certain

It is learned that the Kwang- tung Provincial Government will shortly announce a day on which11 the loans have to be repaid, other. 11.15 pm. Music and Timely To-metals by radiation. But the dis

wise the collateral securities will

p.m., Latest News (German)

pics"

11.45 p.m., Latest News (English)

be sold in satisfaction of the debt. 12 midnight, Dja, Sign Off (Ger- Although the value of securities has gone down; there is a wide

man, English) DAVENTRY PROGRAMME margin left between the amountp.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. of the loan and the market value of the security.

Among the debtors are small bankers, all merchants, and im- porters They find it difficult to raise money owing to the financial stringency in the money market. There is plenty of money hoard- ing up owing to the fact that wea'thy people do not wish to

circulate their money in local markets during the present period.

CANTON HARBOUR

DEPARTMENT

selves closely to their studies in New Rules For Transportation order to prepare for future service to the Party and the State. "Kuo "Min.

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CHINESE ENGINEERS

MEET

Tsinan, Aug. 21. The 4th annual meeting of the Chinese Engineering Society was opened here yesterday under the chairmanship

of Mr. Lin Ch Ching and with 145 members in attendance.

Besides the inaugural address of Mr. Lin, addresses were also måde by Mr. Chang. Hung-lieh, Provin- cial Commissioner of Reconstruc- tion for Shantung, Mr. Wen Cheng Lieh, Mayor of Tainan, and Messrs. Shen Tzu Fang and Hwa Nan Kuel.

In the afternoon session, various papers on technical subjects were presented by delegates Kuo Min

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DR. WELLINGTON KOO AND W. W. YEN

Leaves For Nanking

Shanghai, Aug. 28. Mr. W. W. Yen and Dr. Welling- ton Koo arrived in Shanghal from Tsingtao this morning.

Dr. Wellington Hoo, who called on Mr. T. V. Boong at 9 am, in- terviewed, said that he and Mr.

Of Cattle

Reginald Foort it the organ of the Regal, Whimbledon. 7.45 p.m.. The Scottish Studio Or- chestra, directed by Guy Dai- nes, and vocalist, from an Edis- burgh studdo. (Time Signal. from Greenwich at 12.00).

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Canton, Aug. 28, With a view to ensuing comfort ying. and safety to the passengers a£8 well as to the sheep and cattle on board the steamer, the authorities of the Canton Harbour Depart- three rules for shipping transpor- ment recently decided to make

tation purposes.

These new rules have already been submitted to the Canton Re- construction Department and after they have been approved, they will be distributed among all the Can" ton shipping companies and ship masters for adoption.

Canton Knitting Co., Charle & Co., China National Aviation Corp Mr and Mrs. L. Dabeltein. 2 A:' Fisher,

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covery that a photograph could wrap up these radiations and be used at will was entirely new. The science, as I have said; is in its infancy: we do not know what

far-reaching results its develop

waves are emanating as irritating

ment may lead to. A striking case to them as theirs are to me, was the exact location by M Starting with a prejudice it is easy Mermet of the spot where the de to find fustication of my initial Nobile aeroplane fell and not

attitude by subsequent criticism merely the location of the aero-qf their conduct. Bo-cari we drift pläne but the quite unexpected in- formation that the survivors the accident had gone off in two separate groups. Almost uncanny, it not, suggestive of the witch of Endor?

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from the cause of peace into social divisions, little club animosities, circular tiffs Instead of Rotary tif- fins, much more easily than if we had a powder magazine in our back yard.

The diviner, with his pendulum.

Harmony Everywhere can tell us then, whether we have Year by year man finds out a gold or silver in our locked draw-little more about some phase of ers. A young lady, if she was a the universe around him or the diviner could tell whether the en- lttle world within him. The more gagement ring was pure gold or he explores, the more beauty he guilded alloy. But can be go fur-finds, the more harmony, the more ther than an inventory of our unity in the plan, all leading him purses or our desks? Can he probe as the wonders known to them led where, even à medical diagnoser the prophets of old," to recognise may fall?

He claims to be able the greatness of the Creator; and to do so.

the infinite wisdom of His plan.

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-- Personal Radiation We are not surprised that gold should radiate but, willy nilly, the dourest old pessimist must radiate too! As effectively as the magnet radiation field. every man creates around him his

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1. There is a personal radiation. not found in any other. "It will Ga Lan Um. D. Gibson, R. E survive for a time in objects which Goodman (ss. Tower Abbey).

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cattle must be fenced with bamboo poles in order to pre vent the cattle from going astray or running amok. 3-The place for the keeping of cattle must be at the lowest deck of the steamer.

GERMANY TO CONSTRUCT RAILWAY IN CHINA

Yashan To Pingsiang

Berlin, Aug. 28. According to the newspapers, a Ten are leaving for Nanking this Sino-German syndicate, consisting dening to see Mr. Wang Ching of Otto Wolf and a group headed Wei and it is possible that they by the Bank of China, has con- will go on to Kuling to see Chiang - cluded a contract with the Nan- Kai-shek after their Nanking visit. king Government to construct a He stated that the date has not railway from Yushun to Pings ang, yet been fired for his return to all the material to be supplies by

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2. There is a special radiation, characteristic of sex,'-'

3. There is a radiation proper to each sound organ of the body. If any organ does not cause its normal wave movement, it is at- fected by disease. Thus

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have visited your Club so often the feel a special pleasure in coing here to-day as one of your- selven

A Confession

Means' an American Rhodes Scho- lar,"

Mr. Means paid a glowing tri- bute to the British people and ex- pressed the opinion that Anglo- American amity was the greatest. guarantee of world peace. In the course of his address he said: „

"As an American who has en- foged the benefits and privileges of a Rhodes. scholarship for three years, I can speak feelingly of the beneficial change that an Ameri- can experiences as a Rhodes 'scho- lar at Oxford

The Rotary Club, I'may make a confession at once, is not one which I have always regarded with enthusiasm because my earliest connection with Rotary was not a

"The American scholars settle very happy one. Some years ago. I happened to be visiting on bullish life and try to participate to down adapting themselves to Big- a certain town in England, the fullest extent in the various but had not taken the precaution

ness

activities of college life. After.er-

with the English students, we 19- turn" to "America with an entirely new appreciation of the English cultural and political tradition, a new appreciation, of the value of British-Amerlean friendship.

to have rooms reserved before-joying this intimate association hand at the only decent hotel in the place: Upon arrival at the hotel I found a large number of people wearing a small badge which seemed to me to be belong to some cycling club laughter) and, to my intense disgust, they had booked every room in the ho- tel and I and my wife were forced to go to an bidifferent hostelry.

But, fellow Rotarians, age and experience has in this case brought a certain amount of wisdom (laughter), because I have since learned to appreciate the very great power for good that Rotary In welcoming Bir Thomas, the Clubs are and I have a special President of the Club, Mr. M. K. Lo friendly feeling for the Hong Kong said: "It gives me the greatest Rotary Club, because when it un- pleasure to extend a warm wel- dertook to do social service, it come on your behalf to our newest adopted as its own protege, my, Honorary Member, Sir Thomas own pet child, the Hong Kong

Bir Thomas Southorn has ac- cepted the Rotary Club's invitation to become an Honorary Member and yesterday attended the Club's Mr.weekly luncheon for the first time de Belinay tells us that in the role of an honorary member. the brain, instead of 10, gives 80 or more oscillations? It is time to call in the neurologkt,

"We admire the English love of games, their amateur spirit in sport and their high serise" of"

We admire the sportsmanship. English students for their intelli gent interest in politics and-for- their world-wide interest in the policies of the British Empire. We admire the English students for the cosmopolitan and überal ́ ́at- mosphere which they have created) at Oxford.

Intellectual Interest,

"We admire the English students

rowly related to their studies, to professional préparation, orffo the business of money-making. We ap preciate what has by. "merry old England" both merry and old. I believe there is a communes of purpose andemicy between Bri pain and America which in

15 Alding. The Dostorim Finally parasitic organisms have their own vibrations which an ex- pert may perceive. It is in this Southern I shall read" you Children's Playgrounds That for their broad intellectual "inter- field that the diviner may in Sir Thomas letter to our gives me an added pleasure in acests, interests which are not nar... cases, be more accurate in his ding Honorary Becretary:- It 's da folcepting your very kind invitation nosis than the physician, *. Thus | lows; -Very many thanks for to become an honorary member.. from a photograph sent him of a ❘ your letter of the 23rd instant in- I would like to avall myself of gentleman, M Mermet diagnosed forming me that I have been elect this opportunity of fellda you cancer of the Intestines, and marked an Honorary Member of the ed on the returned photograph Rotary Club of Hong Kong. I shalt the spot affected, a leading spe- be"glad" If you will convey my Miss B. Ude, E. Underdahl, Mrs, callat had refected the Idea of thanks to the directors for the D. Urquhart

cancer. The diviner was right; great honour, they have conferred the surgeon was wrong:

on me. I accept the honorary membership with utmost pleasure To most of us a method of in- | and look forward to attending your vestigation which, without open-weekly meetings as often 28 my

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how much the Children's Flay grounds, Associationer appreciates the good work that has been done by the Hong Kong Rotary Club |

I hope to have the pleasure of | national-staart is the b joying many Tuesday afternoon antes for world peace, Juncheons with you here. (Ap-| years the vision angs tha plause),

of Rhodes has scattered 20 but the world 2000 Th lars convinced that

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1. Mr. Lo thee invited Sir Thomas to say a fow words to the meeting. Bir Thomas Southprn; Mr. Pré- ident and Fellow Rotarians (Beat, hear; änd - gpplause); I have to thank you very, Haugh indeed for the honour you have done me in August 1, Chan Chak A. Tacklecting me an honorary member of Ceef Rhodes and

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